Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 56 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 9:30 PM AKDT (05:30 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 90 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-09 05:30:52 UTC
Depth
54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.465° N, 157.550° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.0104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 749 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.842 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.999 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 746 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 746 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.217 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 746 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.558 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 746 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.697 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 745 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.786 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.197 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 743 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.752 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 741 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.633 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 739 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.464 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 739 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.388 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.328 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 736 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.763 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.166 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 731 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.793 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 730 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.479 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.485 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.923 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 723 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.544 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 720 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.449 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 719 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.948 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 717 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.9122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 717 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.953 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 717 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.794 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 716 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.026 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 716 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.517 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 715 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.289 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.946 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.837 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 713 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.046 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 713 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.8100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.320 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 705 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.2109 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 705 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.5120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 704 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.260 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 703 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.95 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 703 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.2125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 701 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.463 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 700 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.984 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 697 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.3124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 696 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 3.890 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 696 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.087 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 696 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.373 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 695 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.151 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 694 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.285 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.785 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.988 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 757 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 757 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 758 days ago · 84 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.174 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 759 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 760 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.237 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 761 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.5101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 763 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.1117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 765 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.260 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 768 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.2109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 769 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.022 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.827 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 771 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.844 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.264 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 775 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.545 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 777 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.574 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 780 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away

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